Canadian acceptance mark right side of action
near back strap. Back strap RCAF marked.

After the massive military commitment of the Great War,
it is no wonder that Canada had no real need to acquire new military sidearms
in the next couple of decades. One exception was the acquisition of handguns
specifically for the fledgling Royal Canadian Air Force, first established
in 1920 although not being granted the "Royal" accolade until
1924.

The sidearm chosen for this branch of service was the
Enfield Revolver No. 2 Mark I .38 S&W.
The initial order for the RCAF was 235 revolvers, in October, 1935, followed
by an order for an additional 350 revolvers in October of 1937.

By the end of WWII about 3,500 of these revolvers had
been acquired.

This example is 1937 dated, probably from the second order in
October 1937, with a clear Canadian Broad Arrow and RCAF marking